Japanese Type 91 40mm anti-aircraft gun at Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Aug 1943

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Caption     Japanese Type 91 40mm anti-aircraft gun at Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Aug 1943 ww2dbase
Date  Aug 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
Identification Code   69975
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 418 x 800 pixels



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1. Anonymous says:
20 Sep 2019 03:25:07 PM

This is not a 25mm aa but a 40mm vickers pom pom that the Japanese used before the 25mm. Very interesting to see this dual barrel model on the ground. You can tell because it is belt fed from the sides while the 25mm used magazines fed from the top

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